A team of top ranking civil servants from Barbados are to visit the Island to learn more about Electronic Vehicle Registration.

Bermuda is the first Country in the world to implement nationwide EVR tagging, which aims to catch uninsured and unlicensed motorists via roadside detectors.

Next week, a team from the Barbados Government will visit the Transport Control Department (TCD) to study the feasibility of introducing it to the Caribbean island.

The delegates include the Barbados Assistant Commissioner of Police, Director of Transport, and the Principal Crown Counsel.

Premier and Transport Minister Ewart Brown said: "In July of 2008 Bermuda became the first Country in the world to implement Countrywide deployment of the Electronic Vehicle Registration tagging system, or EVR as it is better known, to address the non-compliant motor vehicles operating on Bermuda's roads. "Since this time, TCD has been contacted by a number of jurisdictions who are considering this new technology to assist them in a like manner. I am pleased Barbados has taken an interest in the system and we will provide them with all the information they need."

A spokeswoman added: "During their visit, the Barbados delegation will be advised on the consultation process Bermuda undertook, the legislative process put in place for the system to work as well as the challenges Bermuda has faced since implementing the EVR system."

EVR which electronically verifies whether a motorist has a valid registration and insurance, came into effect on July 1, 2008.

Four roadside detectors photograph unlicensed vehicles, issuing an automatic $750 fine. Those with no insurance face an additional $1,000 penalty, with offenders given seven days to pay off each fine.

Prior to EVR, Government was losing $2.5 million in revenue each year from more than 5,000 cars eight percent of those on the Island, being unlicensed or uninsured.